Life throws a lot at us. Between overflowing inboxes and newsfeeds filled with negativity, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and cynical. Today’s message is really simple – never let go of the child within you who used to believe that the world can be a more beautiful place. The part of you who knows that we are stronger together, when we look out for one another. Don’t ever believe the “proof” you were given that this is a “dog-eat-dog world.”
Here’s the secret: amidst the noise, a spark of hope still flickers. We all have a knowing, a deep sense that life can be more beautiful, more connected, and more meaningful. The question is, how do we tap back into that optimism and translate it into reality?
The following piece is from Charles Eisenstein’s book “Sacred Economics”.
We have bigger houses but smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
We have more degrees, but less sense;
more knowledge, but less good judgement;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicines, but less healthiness;
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet
the new neighbour.
We’ve built more computers to hold more
information to produce more copies than ever,
but have less actual communication;
We have become long on quantity,
but short on quality.
These times are times of fast foods;
but slow digestion;
Tall man but short character;
Steep profits but shallow relationships.
It is time when there is much in the window,
but nothing in the room.
-authorship unknown
“The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around. Cynicism is paralysing, while the naive person tries what the cynic says is impossible and sometimes even succeeds.” – Charles Eisenstein
“We live within a cultural mythology that tells us we are separate beings in competitive relation for power, even for survival. We long to return to a culture of inclusiveness, cooperation, and the sharing of gifts.” – Charles Eisenstein
“Is it too much to ask, to live in a world where our human gifts go toward the benefit of all? Where our daily activities contribute to the healing of the biosphere and the well-being of other people?” – Charles Eisenstein
We all have a knowing that we can live in a more beautiful way, but we are not going to achieve this in solitary confinement, each on our own island. Seek out and surround yourself with people who believe in possibilities!
This message doesn’t really speak about today’s meditation journey, but it does speak to simplicity and it begs us to ask the question, “can we stop for a moment and try to remember what we are doing all of this for in the first place?”
Here are some guiding mantras to keep that spark alive:
- I choose to believe in possibilities.
- My optimism is a strength, not a weakness.
- I surround myself with those who share my vision.
- Every action, big or small, contributes to a better world.
Join us – come and drop from your head into your body for a moment, experience the building blocks of your human being for a bit. And then we can all head out into the world again and do the things that we do, but maybe we’ll have a deeper sense of remembering why we were trying doing them in the first place.
Enjoy your Saturday.
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: Come to your senses.